Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Stupid commercials!

I don't usually rant and rave about something I've seen on television, but this has really ticked me off.

There is a commercial out for a 'no touch' soap dispenser. It advertises that the other soap dispensers are covered with germs when you touch the top to dispense the soap. Do these people really think we are all idiots? That we can't figure out that if you pick up germs from the touchable soap dispenser to get soap in your hand to wash, that the antibacterial soap you have in your hand will not destroy the germs you may have picked up from the top of the soap dispenser.

I mean, really, the tactics manufacturers will stoop too in order to get the public to purchase their products. And what an insult to our intelligence!

I guess it's really trivial in comparison to the over all conditions we all face in this world............but this one just pushed me over the top!

13 comments:

Since when are we supposed to think about this stuff? Just watch and buy like the rest of us drones. It's the nail that sticks out that gets hammered. do you really want to invite an anti-bacterial hammer?

Randomly hit "next blog" and came across your rant -- could not agree MORE! I hate that commercial!!! It's basically fear-mongering in order to sell their stupid product. I really get ticked off when companies try to make parents feel like they're not being good parents if they don't buy the latest product. And yes, it is an "insult to our intelligence!" Good call. :)

I love that I am not the only one that was pushed over the edge by that commercial! I too, was like, 'huh?'. Now it's the disposable towel dispenser thing that kills me. As if we need another thing to put on the list when we go to the store. Just wash your handtowels regularly or use paper towel.. Not that we need another reason to cut down trees. Um, but yes.. I agree with your post. I digressed.:)

The fear of germs has totally infested our world. You can take a thing too far. Good grief. I know children who are afraid to play and get dirty. These commercials add to the fears and probably contribute to our lack of immunity to some germs. Hmm.